Woody Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hi Everyone, as you can see Im new to the group but not to Pigeon Shooting, I have a question for you all Can I run two Flappers from one Remote control? Im plannig to buy two MKII flappers and one remote control instead of a Rotory to cut down on the weight. Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hi Everyone, as you can see Im new to the group but not to Pigeon Shooting, I have a question for you all Can I run two Flappers from one Remote control? Im plannig to buy two MKII flappers and one remote control instead of a Rotory to cut down on the weight. Cheers!! If your using our Flappers and remote then the answer is YES you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 i have the remote and the timer but have found its just as good if you just plug it into the batt and leave it on all the time theres no way you can run the batt down in one day ..best bit of kit i have is the flapper and i have the lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Thanks for that Will, how would I wire them up? would I use one bigger battery or link in the two batterys that come with the Flappers, Again Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I quite agree Rob but I have found a constant flapping can turn away birds coming in to the decoys but if you just use your flapper just for a few quick flaps it can turn passing birds and get them to change course, I used the "Old Masters Trick Archie Coates" of chucking out a dead bird with its wings broke at birds that were passing to my left or right and this caught their eye and turned them towards my decoys and it still works now. ...Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 good old archie coates,he had some great idears he never needed a rotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hi Mossy I think I have read all his stuff and it still holds true today, ...Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 woody, i have his shooting videos watch them all the time he was the master at work god bless him lovley to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 He used to shoot 25,000 pigeons a year so he they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 woody i have been using my flapper all summer on stubbles and i have had it on constant flapping and i havnt seen any pigeons turn away because of its constant movement. it is a very big draw and even better than a magnet (personal opinion) it has brought me lots of luck this summer sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Ok. This is the score. Constant flapping can sometimes spook them. The idea with the Remote is that you can operate it as and when you want to draw them in. If you want to buy the pair of Flappers with one remote then its best if you just give us a call and I will add on some special piggyback connectors so that you can hook up the pair of flappers to the remote receiver. 01869 278946 Cheers Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claybreaker88 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Hi Yes Archie Coates shot thousands of pigeons and I believe his largest bag of the day was 550 the night before he would partially cook the pigeons so they lasted for the days ahead he never had decoys or flappers, rotarys so where we going wrong I know rape was not the big thing but kale was.? Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Hi Paul I quite agree but the Pigeons are getting wiser every year, I have persued them for well over 20years now and they get harder each year. But saying that they can be ever so stupid, I have shot them all day even knocked the front of the hide down and still they drop in, I have walked out to re-arrange my decoy pattern and had them dropping in, have you ever observed a pigeon you have shot and another has seen it fall so it thinks that it has dropped in for a feed so that does the same. I think once they have been shot at a couple of times they wise up and associate the noise of the shotgun as danger and keep well away, (Thats my theory anyway)......Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary29428 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Have used a magnet all summer and had some cracking bags, bought a flapper a few weeks ago but have not been out with it yet. When you guys say you find it better then the magnet how are you mounting it, at ground level a foot or two off the ground or on a bouncer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 gary experiment with it , although in windy conditions the bouncer will work best a couple of feet of the ground to give it room to move up and down . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi Gary I tend to use the flapper just when I see pigeons a fair way off and have not seen my decoys, as soon as I turn them and I know they have seen my decoys I stop the flapper, the flapper in my opinion is to add some more movement to the pattern. If you watch a pigeon just before it lands it flapps its wings and then settles on the ground but if you see a pigeon constantly flapping its in trouble, the flash of white on their wings is a very strong signal to other pigeons and can be seen from a fair distance, I have pulled pigeons from a full field away by throwing a dead pigeon with its wings broken out from my hide as to imitate a bird landing in my decoys. as regards what height to place the flapper its up to you , if the crop you are shooting over is quite high you want the flapper above the crop if its just been seeded place it just off the ground (quote "Archie Coates" Present the picture the pigeons want to see) as I say Garry this is my opinion but as Pete says experiment what have you got to loose....Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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